| dads37Ford | -- 02-06-2010 @ 1:50 AM |
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My father recently passed away, and among his posessions is a flathead Ford V-8 engine. The story is that this engine came out of a Ford car of mid 40's vintage (pre 1949) which was wrecked sometime about 1960 . Casting numbers on cylinder heads: 59A-B. Water outlet is in the center of the head. It has 24 stud-type headbolts. Casting number on bell housing: A1491. Water pumps are located in the block (not in the heads). I would like assistance in identifying the year of this engine for a future sale or trade. Thanks Steve
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| donclink | -- 02-06-2010 @ 4:59 AM |
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Steve, I think you're pretty close to identifying all of the visible characteristics of the 1946-1948 Ford/Mercury 59AB V-8. Mac VanPelt's website has a lot of information available for these engines. Here is the link to the '46 to '48 59A page: http://www.vanpeltsales.com/FH_web/flathead_specs-85to100mid.htm
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